Molecular genetics of pineal region neoplasms

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages 219-238

  Taylor, Michael D ^a   Mainprize, Todd G ^a   Squire, Jeremy A ^a   Rutka, James T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Pineal tumor; Pineoblastoma; Pineocytoma; PNET; Trilateral retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4; PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P53; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE MODEL; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOME; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VIRUS ONCOGENE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0035185126     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012713506549     Document Type: Review

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